ROME (Reuters Life!) - Iraq's Zaha Hadid, one of the world's most acclaimed architects, has given this ancient city that normally shuns modern ...
Gem in Vatican art collection gets new look after restoration returns it to Byzantine glory One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless ...
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama answers a question during a press conference on the occasion of the 5th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet, held at the Italian Lower Chamber of Parliament, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Copyright ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Seed banks need a further $250 million to preserve all varieties of food crops including those which may best survive future climate changes, the Global Crop Diversity Trust said Wednesday. The crop trust is the main supporter of a ...
Flamboyant Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has hired 200 young Italian women for another evening of political and religious discussion on the margins of the UN food summit, reports said Tuesday. For the second evening running, Kadhafi used a local model agency to ...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, foreground right, listens to his ear piece as his wife Grace is seen in the background, during a plenary session at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO headquarters during a World Summit on Food Security, in ...
Guinea Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha delivers his speech at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO headquarters during a World Summit on Food Security, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool) Copyright 2009 AP News
As the United Nations food agency meets in Rome to discuss ways to combat global hunger, Brazil's President Luiz Inacia Lula da Silva can tout the success of his country's "Zero Hunger" program. While the country still faces major challenges, including massive ...
ROME - NOVEMBER 16: Actress Yvonne Scio attends "Valentino: The Last Emperor" premiere at Embassy Cinema on November 16, 2009 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 Getty Images
Libya's Gadhafi tries to convert 200 young Italian women, paid by modeling agency, to Islam Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a ...
ROME (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported on Monday. "Seeking 500 ...
The UN Hunger Summit on Monday vowed "urgent action" to combat food shortages but drew fire for failing to pledge new funds or set a timetable to beat the scourge affecting more than one billion people. As Pope Benedict XVI slammed the ...
